Food on the Mind Jeb Stuart Johnston

My close friend and yet another mentor of mine joins me for a banger. Mike T is one of the first people I met in the "fitness" world at the Fitness Summit in Kansas City. He talked with me about HRV for quite a bit and who would've known we would be such great friends all these years later. Well, Mike is obviously well known as the guy when it comes to metabolic flexibility but now he's also added physiological flexibility into his repertoire. It all makes perfect sense, we need flexibility to become stronger, more resilient humans. And that is what Mike specializes in.



*unfortunately Mike cuts out at about an hour and 6 minutes but most everything is there. 



You can find Mike and his new Physiological Flexibility course on www.miketnelson.com

IG @drmiketnelson

Facebook @ Mike T Nelson

Loved the chance to get to sit down with my friend and one of the most charming people I know, PhD and MD Dr. Tommy Wood. Tommy is truly a multi-disciplinarian with his degree in medicine bolstered by his study of the human brain. He is also the resident statistician at BroResearch, helping us plebeians be a little bit less dumb when interpreting study data. He's also heavily steeped in nutrition and has a deep understanding of the functional medicine world, both the good and not as good.  

One of the things Tommy and I see eye to eye on is the idea of social responsibility. Be it BLM or social representation in higher ed and science or removing the stigma around weight, Tommy is very vocal that we have not only a societal but also personal responsibility to take care of our fellow humans. While this has lost him favor in some of the darker corners of the interwebs it has further endeared him to me and many others. It is in this spirit that we discuss how one can be healthy at every size, what that means, and what we need to do societally to help ensure a healthy populace regardless of race, gender or socio-economic status.   

Dr Tommy Wood is one of my favorite people and I feel lucky to count him among my friends in the industry. I think you will probably be just as excited to hear him speak as everyone else who has had the pleasure. Plus, the English accent doesn't ever hurt.

In the first episode of Food on the Mind I welcome a mentor and someone who has shaped my practice, Dr Lisa Lewis. We discuss how she made the entree from clinical practice to sports psychology to helping fitness professionals to navigate the rocky waters of helping people to better themselves. We examine how fitness and nutrition are tools for bettering not just our physical health but our mental and emotional health as well. She has opened up her course, Psych Skills for Fit Pros but registration closes Sunday so hurry over to check it out. If you work in the fitness industry in any capacity this course is a must.  

Dr Lisa Lewis IG: drlewisconsulting 

Course: https://drlewisconsulting.com/products/psych-skills-for-fitness-pros/

Buckle up. This one goes deep. My buddy Rob Logan; photographer, trainer & coach at Deuce Gym in LA, husband to Lexi and father to Avedon. All of these things inform our discussion of masculinity, art, prison, love, violence, New York & LA. This is what it's all about. ANd Rob is the only person I know who drops F-bombs more than me so if you don't like vulgarity I would sit this one out. I loved this discussion and I think you will too.

I speak with my good friend Sean Hyson, Content Director at Onnit and author of The Men's Health Encyclopedia of Muscle: Everything You Need To Build The Body You Want. We dig into success in publishing, the fitness industry, and how psychedelics might be the thing to help you break through. You can find Sean's book at his Instagram @seanhyson, on Facebook and Twitter. 

I chat with Mike Doehla, CEO & Founder of Stronger U about the explosive growth of his online nutrition business. What really was the biggest influence on his success. Learning to fly in a business environment that is relatively new. And why just caring about people might be the best business advice he can give.